Category: armchair

Armchair by Eliel Saarinen

Eliel Saarinen Armchair
The Finish designer Eliel Saarinen moved to the United States in 1925. Saarinen was asked by George G. Booth to develop the Cranbrook Educational Center at Bloomfield Hills, Michigan – currently referred to as the Cranbrook Academy of Art. This project was intended to be similar to the Bauhaus idea in Germany. He has not designed many chairs, but has influenced directly or indirectly a whole generation of chair designers. Students of Saarinen at Cranbrook were: Charles and Ray Eames, Florence Schust (later Florence Knoll) and Harry Bertoia.

Here an armchair from the Saarinen House that he designed for himself at Cranbrook, USA.

Armchair for the Saarinen House, Cranbrook
Design Eliel Saarien 1929-30
Made by Adelta OY, Finland
Walnut, mahogany and maple.

Via Moderna Möbelklassiker a Swedish mid 20th century design specialist.

Miss Paramount Armchairs by Philippe Starck

Philippe Starck designed these armchairs for the Paramount Hotel.

Found at Soho Treasures, Located in Soho- the heart & soul of Manhattan, NYC. It has over 7500 sq. ft. Mid Century to Contemporary furnishings & decor.

Prototype-Miss-Paramount-Chair-by-Philippe-Starck

And here a prototype found at Icollector:

Philippe Starck prototype Miss Paramount chair for the Paramount hotel
France, 1987
upholstery, thread, painted wood
14.5 w x 21 d x 41 h inches
Provenance: Collection of Ian Schrager, New York

Rietveld Medina Crate Chair Variation by David van der Veldt

The Medina Variation of Rietveld's Crate Chair by David van der Veldt

The Medina Variation of Rietveld’s Crate Chair by Dutch designer David van der Veldt, or, as Van der Veldt says: “The Medina Rietveld Fauteuil”.

In August, 2010 David van der Veldt was invited to particiate in a project called “ICI Casa ville inventieve” in Casablanca, Morocco.

Through engaging in the daily life of Casablanca the designers would gain insight into Moroccan culture and perception.

Van der Veldt was impressed by decorations engraved on wooden benches and the typical in layed Moroccan boxes. In the Medina he found a small community consisting of furniture makers. Van der Veldt worked with an engraver, Mohssine El Lyounssi, and a carpenter, Abdellah Lebchina, remaking a crate fauteuil designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1934 while applying the traditional Moroccan geometrical inlaypatterns using copper threat and sheep bone.

At the end of the project the results were exhibited in the Sacre Coeur church

About David van der Veldt
David is a Dutch designer who studied furniture making in Amsterdam, followed by studies at the Gerrit Rietveld academy, where he graduated from in 2009. He started his own design studio DVDV Design.

Pictures by Hicham Zemmar and Jamal Abdenasser

Bachelor Chair by Verner Panton

Photo © Panton Design, Basel
And then, to my utter delight, I find a Swiss based portal totally devoted to the life and work of Verner Panton which, unlike the fan site of Verner Panton, is not built on the infamous flash.

The Bachelor Armchair was designed between 1953-1955. It can be taken apart (hence probably the name) and consists of bent steel tubes in N-form connected by crossbars. In fabric or suede upholstery, with or without cushion.

Fabric colours: turquoise, blue, red, yellow, brown and black.
Material: chrome-plated steel tubing
Fabric: poplin or leather/foam
Cover: sailcloth, suede or vinelle
Manufacturer: Fritz Hansen, DK

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